Carmelo Anthony: THUG

[Borosai]

Sasha, you have been Mellowed.

[PoleSmoking]

Good. It seems like it's pretty much unanimous in here: Carmello Anthony is a straight-up punk ass little , and we're all tired of his crap. Now, for God's sake, can we fans just please make sure to keep this asswipe off the all-star team from now on? No matter how many points he averages? I was disappointed when Stern went ahead and let him play after Mello's shameful "hit-and-run" BS last year. Heck, I was disappointed to even see his name as a candidate for MVP (what a joke, an MVP doesn't let his team down by getting suspended for a huge chunk of the season).

Is there any way we can get this fruity little s bag off the olympic team, too? It almost makes me sick that he's representing our country to the world. Man, I hate that guy ... he's a total disgrace to the league and the country.

[Findog]

Good. It seems like it's pretty much unanimous in here: Carmello Anthony is a straight-up punk ass little , and we're all tired of his crap. Now, for God's sake, can we fans just please make sure to keep this asswipe off the all-star team from now on? No matter how many points he averages? I was disappointed when Stern went ahead and let him play after Mello's shameful "hit-and-run" BS last year. Heck, I was disappointed to even see his name as a candidate for MVP (what a joke, an MVP doesn't let his team down by getting suspended for a huge chunk of the season).

Is there any way we can get this fruity little s bag off the olympic team, too? It almost makes me sick that he's representing our country to the world. Man, I hate that guy ... he's a total disgrace to the league and the country.

West Baltimore!

[SpursFanFirst]

Hmmm...it's tough to tell from those angles whether it was as bad as Sasha made it out to be. The part that irritates me though is, after that happened, they showed Carmelo standing around laughing about it.

[angel_luv]

Anyone tune into the TNT game?

What's wrong with that guy? He grabbed the Laker Sasha Vujacic by the throat after the the guy pushed the lead to 20, just because he dropped a few shots on his weakass team.

Oh he is so done! You don't mess with one of my Slovenians.

I say suspend him for life. Or better yet, make him go play with the Knicks.

[monosylab1k]

Actually, he's only a thug wannabee.

EXACTLY. Carmelo Anthony is no thug - he's a ing pussy is what he is.

seriously, the "hit and run" last year, and now he's starting with little SASHA VUJACIC?

If Carmelo was really a thug he'd go after somebody more his own size instead of choking some little guy who isn't gonna fight back. That's the ultimate pussy move.

Jerry Stackhouse would in maul Carmelo Anthony.

Carmelo is the biggest pussy in the NBA.

[Kriz-Maxima]

Watching the vid again i dont think he did it on purpose. It looks as if he tried to put the hand on him to know his location without realizing it was on his throad. His only mistake was that when he turned his head, and saw where it was he pushed, he didnt even push hard but he did pushed. Had he seen and taken off his hand without pushing the history would be different.

[angel_luv]

The ref whom ejected Melo was standing right there and had a clear view of what happened.

Besides, how do you not know the feel of a throat when you have your hand around it?

[JamStone]

my god some of you never ever played contact sports ever in your lives. that was not a technical foul, it was barely a regular foul. it was a ing flop. you guys have become desensitized by Manu.

[phyzik]

In other news, Water is wet.

[monosylab1k]

my god some of you never ever played contact sports ever in your lives. that was not a technical foul, it was barely a regular foul. it was a ing flop. you guys have become desensitized by Manu.

did you even watch the ing video? Carmelo has his hand wrapped around his throat and shoves him. Why would the ref immediately rush over and emphatically throw him out on the spot if it was all flop?

[O-Factor]

Mellow needs to get his ass kicked sometime this year.

[JamStone]

did you even watch the ing video? Carmelo has his hand wrapped around his throat and shoves him. Why would the ref immediately rush over and emphatically throw him out on the spot if it was all flop?

I watched the game last night, watched the replays, and watched the video.

I guess NBA referees never ever ever make mistakes huh?

A foul ... sure, ok, like I said barely. A technical foul and ejection? Bull . And, for those who say he choked Sasha? Please.

[Medvedenko]

Jamstone....I know Sasha exagerated the move...but you can't place your hand on a dude's throat....sorry you'll get ejected every time...also who knows maybe melo was pulling dirty the whole quarter and finally the ref had enough...we don't see everything.

[Fabbs]

The ref whom ejected Melo was standing right there and had a clear view of what happened.

Besides, how do you not know the feel of a throat when you have your hand around it?

Yeah because the throat and the chest feel so much alike you know.

[monosylab1k]

I watched the game last night, watched the replays, and watched the video.

I guess NBA referees never ever ever make mistakes huh?

A foul ... sure, ok, like I said barely. A technical foul and ejection? Bull . And, for those who say he choked Sasha? Please.

Well I'm sure your opinion would be a little different if it was Gugliotta on the receiving end of a Carmelo Choke/Push, but it was just little Sasha Vujacic.

Making a mistake on a foul on the floor is one thing. But that ref was WATCHING CARMELO THE WHOLE TIME and he IMMEDIATELY threw him out. That was before Vujacic did his little "ouch i can't breathe" routine. The way the ref immediately threw him out without any sort of discussion with the other refs, along with the plain as day video evidence of Carmelo grabbing him by the throat and shoving him, convinced me pretty good of Carmelo's pussy ass move.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Look like there was a little bit of the dramatics there. Definitely a foul. As a technical foul, that's a little debatable. Ill intent or not players should at least have the self awareness not to have a hand/forearm/elbow up near a guy's neck. As far as the ejection goes I think that's strictly a matter of Melo's reputation for frustration fouls and cheap shots biting him in the ass.

[JamStone]

Carmelo wasn't even looking at Sasha when he put his hand up against his throat area. He was looking out where the basketball was, put his hand out to feel for Sasha and to slow him down if he was going to move baseline. As soon as Melo put his hand on him, Sasha's body lowered forward and pushed up against Melo's hand. Melo did not pull his hand back and then the dramatics ensued. I saw the whole play. I saw the official looking at the play. And, I disagree with it being a technical foul and ejection. And, it makes no difference what else happened in the quarter or the game. That play individually did not warrant a technical foul or ejection.

[monosylab1k]

Melo did not pull his hand back

so what explains Melo's arm shoving forward? Stickum on Vujacic's neck?

[JamStone]

Melo's arm never pushed or shoved forward. Watch the video. Melo's hand actually started around Sasha's chest. Sasha lowered his body so the hand was near his throat area, then he pushed his body forward. Melo never relaxed his arm or pull it back. But, he didn't push his hand forward either. Watch the video. The whole play lasted less than 2 seconds. Stop watching the slow replay to make it seem longer. Melo should have released his hand. He didn't. But, he didn't shove or choke Sasha either. It was a ing Euro soccer flop. And, you and apparently a bunch of people in this thread as well as that one official fell for that .

[monosylab1k]

so his right arm doesn't move forward? the arm attached to the hand on Vujacic's neck never moves forward? Vujacic flops and that arm stays where it is. is that what you're saying? because if you're saying that, you're full of .

[lefty]

ing cheap shot. People keep saying he's changed, but he hasn't. He's still a punk ass.

Actually, he's only a thug wannabee. After that sissy ass punch an' run against NY last year, no one will ever fear anything but the cheap blindsides like the one he dished to Vujacic.

Carmelo after punching a Knick last season :

[JamStone]

so his right arm doesn't move forward? the arm attached to the hand on Vujacic's neck never moves forward? Vujacic flops and that arm stays where it is. is that what you're saying? because if you're saying that, you're full of .

Are you serious? Sasha's body is moving forward. Melo's arm is not moving forward. It's not moving back. Do you understand physics? Watch the ing video.

[monosylab1k]

Are you serious? Sasha's body is moving forward. Melo's arm is not moving forward. It's not moving back. Do you understand physics? Watch the ing video.

his left arm moves back. his RIGHT ARM WHICH WAS THE ONE GRABBING VUJACIC SHOVES FORWARD. watch the video again you stupid ass.

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